Friday, February 17, 2012

Emperor Penguins

Emperors are the largest of all penguins - an average bird stands 45 inches tall,
They are flightless animals and they live on the antarctic ice and the surrounding waters.

Penguins employ physiological adaptations and cooperative behavior in order to deal with and incredible harsh environment where wind chills can reach -76f
They huddle together to escape wind and conserve warmth Individuals take turns moving to the group's protected and relatively toasty interior. Once a penguin has warmed a bit it will move to the perimeter of the group so that others can enjoy protection from the icy elements.

Emperor penguins spend the long winter on the open ice and even breed during this harsh season.

Females lay a single egg then leave it behind they undertake an extended hunting trip that lasts some two months, females my need to travel some 5o miles just to reach the open ocean, they will feed on fish, squid and krill.

Emperor penguins can dive 1,850 feet ( deeper than any other bird) and can stay under for more than 20 minutes

Male Emperors keep the eggs warm by balancing them on their feet and covering them with feathered skin known as a brood pouch.

During this two months of baby sitting the males eat nothing and are at the mercy of the Antarctic elements.

When females return to the breeding site they have a belly full of food that they regurgitate for the newly hatched chicks their duty down the males take to the sea in search of food for themselves.


Toucan

The Toco toucan is at home in south America's tropical forest but is recognized everywhere for its colorful bill has made it one of the world's most popular birds.



Its bill is 7.5 inch-long as a weapon the bill is a bit more for show than substance it is a honeycomb of bone that actually contains a lot of air.



But the toucan's bill is useful as a feeding tool, the birds use them to reach fruit on branches that are to small to support their weight.



In addition to fruit, the Toco toucan's eat insects and sometimes young birds, eggs, or lizards too toucans live in small flocks of about six birds.



Toucan's nest in tree holes they usually have two to four eggs each year, which both parents care for young toucan's do not have large bill at birth it grows as they develop and dose not become full size for several months.


toco toucan

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Bible drill

5. Proverbs 22:1
A good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favour
rather than silver and gold.

6. Isaiah 40:8
The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth: but the word of our God
shall stand for ever.

7. Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek
and to save that which was lost.

8. John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are
my disciples, if ye have love one
to another.

9. Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after
that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto
me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto
the uttermost part of the earth.

How did God show His love?
But God commendeth his love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (KJV)

Who lives in me?
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless
I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh
I live by the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me, and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

Who did Christ Jesus come to save?
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners; of whom
I am chief. 1 Timothy 1:15 (KJV)

How can I resist the devil?
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 (KJV)

How can I minister to others?
As every man hath received the gift, even
so minister the same one to another, as
good stewards of the manifold grace of
God. 1 Peter 4:10 (KJV)

Who is Jesus?
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus
is the Son of God, God dwelleth in
him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 (KJV)

5. The Great Commandments:
Mark 12:28-34

6. The Parable of the Prodigal Son:
Luke 15:11-32

7. The Crucifixion:
John19

8. Family Relationships:
Ephesians 5:21-6:4